Khamis, 3 Mei 2012

Lim Kit Siang

Lim Kit Siang


NST admits and regrets ‘anti-Islam’ report against Oz Senator

Posted: 03 May 2012 03:40 AM PDT

By Clara Chooi The Malaysian Insider May 03, 2012 KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — The New Straits Times (NST) has admitted to falsely reporting that Australian Senator Nicholas Xenophon had criticised Islam in 2009, saying today it regrets the mistake and will take steps to make amends. In a three-paragraph statement to The Malaysian Insider, [...]

Adventure of a lifetime

Posted: 03 May 2012 03:07 AM PDT

By Jean Yeoh The Malaysian Insider May 03, 2012 KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — Participating in the 428 Bersih Duduk Bantah is considered an adventure of a life time for me and LKG, she 68 and I 67, because we had to be prepared to dodge, run, and might get injured if tear gas and [...]

Free press rank will drop after police assault on reporters, says DAP

Posted: 03 May 2012 02:19 AM PDT

By Ida Lim The Malaysian Insider May 03, 2012 KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng today suggested that Malaysia will have a lower ranking in the World Press Freedom Index as a result of violence against reporters in Penang’s anti-Lynas protest and the Bersih rally for electoral reforms. "There is no [...]

Bersih from Down Under

Posted: 03 May 2012 02:13 AM PDT

— George Lee The Malaysian Insider May 03, 2012 MAY 3 — Ever since the inception of the online alternative media where overseas Malaysians are given opportunities to articulate their views, we have never come close to any break to put words into action until the Bersih movement was launched. We have been called "turncoats" [...]

US report: Press in M’sia ‘not free’

Posted: 03 May 2012 12:39 AM PDT

By Patrick Lee | May 3, 2012 Free Malaysia Today PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has been found to be one of the worst countries in Asia when it comes to press freedom. According to the US-based human rights think-tank Freedom House's "Freedom of the Press 2012" report, Malaysia's was ranked 31st out of 40 countries in [...]

“A Day of Shame” for Media Freedom, Police Professionalism and Najib’s Political Transformation

Posted: 02 May 2012 11:47 PM PDT

Malaysia marks World Press Freedom Day today under the shadow of "A Day of Shame" last Saturday (Bersih 3.0 on April 28, 2012) for media freedom, police professionalism and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's political transformation. Never before in Malaysian history have so many media reporters and photographers been the target of such ruthless, [...]

Worth every moment

Posted: 02 May 2012 10:32 PM PDT

By Ravindran Paramsothy The Malaysian Insider May 03, 2012 KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — I had such an eventful day on April 28! My day started at 9am when my group of friends arrived at my house. The Bersih group comprised four women and I (which begs the question, what happened to all the guys). [...]

Viva Malaysia!

Posted: 02 May 2012 09:57 PM PDT

By JE Niuh | May 02, 2012 The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — Where do I start? How about when I saw the protesters surge towards me as the tear gas canisters fell! It was a sight to see: a sea of humanity coming towards you as you're pinned against a lamp post [...]

Claiming back our freedom

Posted: 02 May 2012 09:29 PM PDT

By Muaz Omar | May 03, 2012 The Malaysian Insider May 3 — American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr once said, "Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed." How apt the quote is. We have just experienced how the people have spoken to regain their [...]

Bersih 3.0: Here they come, the beautiful ones

Posted: 02 May 2012 09:03 PM PDT

By Praba Ganesan | May 03, 2012 The Malaysian Insider MAY 3 — The biggest protest in living memory for Malaysians. An impressive chunk of Malaysia rallied all over the country and in foreign cities to express their political convictions. No analysis from one person is going to change the new national reality: The people [...]

When people fill the streets

Posted: 02 May 2012 08:28 PM PDT

By StanCH Lee When a cause is righteous, there is no need to pay for people to show up. You do not have to bring entertainment. You do not need a million dollar stage. You don’t need the glitz nor the glamour. No need for shock and awe publicity that costs tens of millions. No [...]

Should we still believe in peaceful protests?

Posted: 02 May 2012 09:31 AM PDT

— Ksatriya The Malaysian Insider May 02, 2012 MAY 2 — It is so tempting, isn't it? To throw up our hands and declare that this will never work. To say that's it and throw in the towel. To lose faith completely in our fellow Malaysians and retreat into a corner, declaring that ideals can [...]

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